2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by third-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record6–25 (2–16 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Zach Horstman
  • Steven Aldridge
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State180 1.000305 .857
North Dakota State135 .7222310 .697
Kansas City126 .6671912 .613
Oral Roberts126 .6671912 .613
South Dakota117 .6111912 .613
Western Illinois711 .3891616 .500
Denver711 .3891121 .344
St. Thomas*414 .2221020 .333
Omaha414 .222525 .167
North Dakota216 .111625 .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

Under second-year head coach Paul Sather, the Fighting Hawks accumulated a record of 9–17 (8–8 Summit) and placed 5th overall in the conference, which was their highest finish in the conference since joining. The Fighting Hawks lost in the first round of the 2021 Summit League tournament to Oral Roberts who eventually made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1]

Roster

2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Caleb Nero6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrTulsa, Oklahoma
G2Matt Norman6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoOrem, Utah
G3Reid Grant6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrJohnston, Iowa
F4A'Jahni Levias6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrVallejo, California
G5Jackson Anderson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrHillsboro, North Dakota
F10Tsotne Tsartsidze6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoTbilisi, Georgia
G11Bentiu Panoam6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)168 lb (76 kg)SrAnchorage, Alaska
F12Gavin McGrath6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrOnalaska, Wisconsin
G15Brady Danielson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrYork, Nebraska
G21Ethan Igbanugo6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)191 lb (87 kg)SrLakeville, Minnesota
G23Paul Bruns6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrJefferson, South Dakota
F32Brendan Howard6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrGreat Falls, Montana
F34Brian Matthews6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrChicago, Illinois
F35Mitchell Sueker6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrMarshall, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Zach Horstman
  • Steven Aldridge

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2021

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
Mayville StateW 68–64 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,234)
Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, BSN
MilwaukeeL 60–75 0–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,628)
Grand Forks, ND
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
MontanaW 79–77 1–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263)
Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2021*
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
vs. Troy
Paradise Classic
W 74–72 2–1
FAU Arena (122)
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2021*
5:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic
Paradise Classic
L 79–98 2–2
FAU Arena (926)
Boca Raton, FL
November 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, CUSA.tv
vs. UT Martin
Paradise Classic
L 72–77 2–3
FAU Arena (292)
Boca Raton, FL
November 24, 2021*
10:00 am
at FIUL 56–65 2–4
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
November 28, 2021*
4:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at Kansas StateL 42–84 2–5
Bramlage Coliseum (4,998)
Manhattan, KS
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm
Presentation CollegeW 72–55 3–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,250)
Grand Forks, ND
December 3, 2021*
9:00 pm
at San Jose StateL 51–76 3–6
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,407)
San Jose, CA
December 7, 2021*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at California BaptistL 71–89 3–7
CBU Events Center (2,606)
Riverside, CA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
Eastern WashingtonL 60–76 3–8
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280)
Grand Forks, ND
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm
North CentralW 110–65 4–8
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,137)
Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm
Dixie StateL 69–78 4–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,187)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League regular season
December 22, 2021
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
at North Dakota StateL 76–86 4–10
(0–1)
Scheels Center (3510)
Fargo, ND
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm
South Dakota StatePostponed due to COVID-19 issuesBetty Engelstead Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm
at OmahaL 82–98 4–11
(0–2)
Baxter Arena (1,003)
Omaha,NE
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm
at DenverL 74–93 4–12
(0–3)
Hamilton Gymnasium (727)
Denver, CO
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
South Dakota
Rescheduled from December 30
L 68–75 4–13
(0–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,207)
Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western IllinoisL 68–73 4–14
(0–5)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,258)
Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm
St. ThomasPostponed due to COVID-19 issuesBetty Engelstead Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm
at Oral RobertsL 76–80 4–15
(0–6)
Mabee Center (3,819)
Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm
at Kansas CityL 74–79 4–16
(0–7)
Swinney Recreation Center (572)
Kansas City, MO
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota StateL 61–96 4–17
(0–8)
Frost Arena (1,856)
Brookings, SD
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, GoYotes.com
at South DakotaL 58–71 4–18
(0–9)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,112)
Vermillion, SD
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
South Dakota State
Rescheduled from January 1
L 64–70 4–19
(0–10)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,254)
Grand Forks, ND
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
DenverL 79–81 OT4–20
(0–11)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,296)
Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
OmahaW 92–85 5–20
(1–11)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,477)
Grand Forks, ND
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm
at St. ThomasW 92–85 6–20
(2–11)
Schoenecker Arena (1,477)
St. Paul, MN
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western IllinoisL 68–70 6–21
(2–12)
Western Hall (827)
Macomb, IL
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, BSN
Kansas CityL 65–80 6–22
(2–13)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,361)
Grand Forks, ND
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, BSN
Oral RobertsL 73–87 6–23
(2–14)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,400)
Grand Forks, ND
February 22, 2022
12:00 pm
St. Thomas
Rescheduled from January 15
L 74–84 6–24
(2–15)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,173)
Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
North Dakota StateL 53–79 6–25
(2–16)
Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (2,541)
Grand Forks, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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